Alain Johannes

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Nikki Lane

How Nikki Lane found guitar empowerment with Josh Homme and an all-star band on her gritty new album

By Joshua M. Miller published

Denim & Diamonds finds Lane developing her voice on the guitar in the company of Alain Johannes, Dean Fertita and producer Josh Homme

Anthym

Alain Johannes digs out another Anthym demo from 1980, featuring pre-Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea, Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons

By Matt Owen published

The Rush-flavored cut, taken from an early eight-track recording session, is the second demo to be shared from the RHCP founding member’s high school band

What Is This?

Alain Johannes unearths 1979 demo of pre-Red Hot Chili Peppers band Anthym featuring Flea, Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons

By Matt Parker published

Johannes found the demo at the bottom of a box of old cassettes and was astonished to hear it still worked

Alain Johannes

Producer Profile: Alain Johannes

By Ellie Robinson published

Getting down to the basics with the king of '90s alt-rock

Tony Iommi unravels the enduring legacy of Black Sabbath in Australian Guitar #140, out now!

By Australian Guitar published

Plus plenty more in our epic final issue for 2020!

Alain Johannes

Alain Johannes: "I love the immediacy of acoustic instruments but I love the crazy worlds you can create with pedals - all I’m looking for is honesty and rawness"

By Amit Sharma published

The enigmatic multi-instrumentalist talks working with everyone from Chris Cornell to Mark Lanegan, and his breathtaking new solo record, Hum

Alain Johannes: "I have around 600 instruments and amps, but my Fender Jazzmaster is still my go-to"

By Richard Bienstock published

The Chilean-American multi-instrumentalist on embarrassing stage moments, writing for video games and playing with Queens of the Stone Age and Chris Cornell

Review: Dream Studio Sparkler Alain Johannes Signature Guitar

By Chris Gill published